the powers that be 掌权者们；当局 The powers that be are ordained of God. 夫有权者皆为上帝所设者也。(《圣经·新约·罗马人书》语) I have been sacked because the powers that be have decided that I am inefficient. 我被解雇了，因为掌权的人断定我不称职。 from the point of view of the powers that be 根据当局的观点